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Ray101E 

Handheld VHF
Marine Radio

Owner’s Handbook

Document number: 81230-2
Date: February 2004

Summary of Contents for Ray101E

Page 1: ...Ray101E Handheld VHF Marine Radio Owner s Handbook Document number 81230 2 Date February 2004...

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Page 3: ...row icon shown in the margin Technical Accuracy Tothebestofourknowledge theinformationinthishandbookwascorrectas it went to press However our policy of continuous product improvement and updating may...

Page 4: ...ort terminals in charger base Do not place charger in water Do not use charger if power plug or cable is damaged Do not charge batteries with and terminals reversed Do not recharge batteries if physic...

Page 5: ...ce Representatives Raymarine s Technical Services representatives or your local dealer will be available to answer any questions you may have For information on Raymarine products and services contact...

Page 6: ...ssessed to Conformity Procedure Annex IV of the Directive and by application of all or part of the following standard s Non Harmonised Standards s EN 60945 EN 301 178 1 EN 300 698 1 The satisfactory a...

Page 7: ...pplied 3 2 2 Attaching the Antenna 3 2 3 Attaching the Belt Clip 4 2 4 Attaching the Wrist Strap 4 2 5 Battery Usage 4 Chapter 3 Getting Started 7 3 1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs 7 Description 8 1 PWR VOL...

Page 8: ...Frequency Band 16 4 8 Selecting Priority Mode 17 4 9 Selecting the Favourite PLUS Channel 18 Reprogramming the Favourite PLUS Channel 18 4 10 Transmitting 19 4 11 Turning On the Backlight 20 4 12 Turn...

Page 9: ...s Refer to the FrequencyTablesinAppendixB whichlistall marine VHF channels available in the radio You should familiarize yourself with these tables as you are responsible for using the proper channels...

Page 10: ...smission Identification System ATIS feature for use in the inland waterways of European countries that require automatic identification transmission An ATIS ID number is required to operate the ATIS f...

Page 11: ...tems can damage the charger 2 2 Attaching the Antenna Rotate the antenna clockwise to securely fasten it to the threaded connector on the top of the radio Note Do not operate the radio or press PTT wi...

Page 12: ...ndicular to the belt clip 2 Press the release button at the top of the belt clip 3 Pull the radio up and away from the belt clip 2 4 Attaching the Wrist Strap 1 Usingtheendofa paper clip feed thenarro...

Page 13: ...ightsideofthebattery traycoverand remove it from the battery tray 4 Locate the Battery Type switch just below the battery compartment and turn to the appropriate position ALKALINE or Ni MH Figure 2 2...

Page 14: ...must be fully charged before use To charge the batteries 1 Insert the radio with the battery tray attached into the Ni MH charger unit 2 Connect the AC wall adapter into a standard wall outlet or Con...

Page 15: ...el of the base station serve multiple purposes For the most part the function indicated on the first line of the key is accessed by pressing and releasing that key The function indicated on the second...

Page 16: ...F and adjust volume level 2 SQ Adjust squelch threshold level Key Name Press Release 3 sec Press Hold 3 sec 3 PTT Push to talk Push to talk 4 UP DOWN Channelincrement decrement Rapid channel change 5...

Page 17: ...US Channel 7 DW TRI Pressandrelease this keyto toggleonandoff DualWatch in whichtheradio monitors the current working channel and CH 16 in cycle Press and hold to toggle on and off Tri Watch which mon...

Page 18: ...a radio signal If the radio receives a signal but the squelch threshold is set so high that the signal cannot be heard theRX indicatoris not displayedbutthebargraphontheleftsideoftheLCD is illuminated...

Page 19: ...appears during Priority Scan mode 7 I Channel Set Indicates the International channel set is currently selected Note If your radio has been programmed to receive them additional indi catorsappearwhen...

Page 20: ...atch Indicates the radio is in Tri Watch mode 13 Signal Strength Displays the relative strength of the TX and RX signals When transmit output power is set for 1 watt only two bars are displayed When t...

Page 21: ...the LCD but without the deci mal point For example version 1 1 would appear as11 3 Recalls the last CH number TX power settings and operation mode If no last used setting data exists goes to CH 16 and...

Page 22: ...Power Output Press and release the HI LO USER key to toggle the TX power from LOW 1 watt to HIGH 5 watts The corresponding LO or HI indicator appears on the LCD Initial contact should always be attemp...

Page 23: ...o equipped your Ray101E is programmed to receive10 NOAA weather channels and sound an alarm if a weather alert is received Press and release the key to enter Weather mode The WX indicator appears Pres...

Page 24: ...Xchannelwhere the weather alert has been detected The alert is detected in all modes of operation Standby Dual and Tri Watch Scan etc Note The Ray101E can receive weather alert broadcasts in the US or...

Page 25: ...the 16 PLUS key to place the radio into Priority Mode While in this mode the radio is switched to CH16 at high power The P and HI indicators appear on the LCD Note Whenyoupressthe16 PLUSkey theradio...

Page 26: ...n Priority CH16 press and hold the 16 PLUS for greater 3 seconds to switch to the Favourite PLUS Channel at HIpower The default is CH 9 If already on Favourite PLUS Channel press and release the 16 PL...

Page 27: ...PTT has been held continuously for 5 minutes transmission is discontinued and the radio automatically returns to receive mode An Error beep is emitted 10 seconds before the time out is triggered and T...

Page 28: ...the backlightfor5seconds Ifakeyispressedwithinthetimeframe thetimeout is reset 4 12 Turning On the Keylock To toggle the Keylock ON or OFF press and hold the key for 3 seconds When Keylock is enabled...

Page 29: ...present and the SCAN indicator flashes If the signal is lost for five seconds the radio resumes scanning During the Scan Modes Press the Channel UP DOWN key to change the scan direction UP increments...

Page 30: ...o the left including Private Channel M1 Saved Memory Scan Press and release the SCAN SAVE key when there is at least one channel in memory to activate the Saved Scan function In Saved Scan Mode the SA...

Page 31: ...he left This example includes Channel M1 which is only used in the UK Priority Saved Scan Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key while Saved Scan is active to initiate Priority Saved Scan The PSCAN and SAVE...

Page 32: ...ming 2 Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key for 3 seconds The SAVED icon appears to indicate the current channel has been saved in memory Any number of channels can be saved as memory channels To Delete C...

Page 33: ...the Dual Watch mode The DUAL indicator appears on the LCD Dual Watch monitors the current working channel and Channel 16 in cycle Dual Watch is demonstrated in the figure to the left the sample worki...

Page 34: ...set as the Favourite PLUS Channel Tri Watch is demonstrated in the figure to the left the sample working channel is CH 72 Press and release the DW TRI key to terminate Tri Watch and return to the pre...

Page 35: ...memory is outlined in Section 4 14 Adding Channels to Memory While in User Mode Press and release the SCAN SAVE key to start Memory Scan mode Press and release the Channel UP or Channel DOWN key to s...

Page 36: ...ler can assist you in decoding the number Regulations in some regions may not allow end users to program their own ATIS number If this unit was purchased to be used in such a region this function will...

Page 37: ...with a 9 You will only be entering the last nine digits the first 9 is automatically entered for you So although it is technically the second number in the sequence it is the first digit you will be e...

Page 38: ...press CH UP DOWN until the 4 appears 6 Continue this process until all nine ATIS numbers have been entered 7 You must now re enter the ATIS ID a second time to confirm After entering a valid ATID ID f...

Page 39: ...verts to CH 16 at High Power setting If a different ATIS ID is entered the second time the operation is can celled and a long alarm tone is sounded 8 Store the ATIS ID permanently into the radio by tu...

Page 40: ...rnational channels if another mode is selected Turn OFF the Weather Alert setting if active Return power settings to their original state To perform the reset 1 Turn the radio OFF 2 Simultaneously pre...

Page 41: ...ensing Frequency Range Transmit Receive 156 025 To 157 425 MHz 156 050 To 163 275 MHz Channels 55 International VHF Marine Band 50 US and 60 Cana dian channels also available if so programmed Also 10...

Page 42: ...y 200 mA 40 mA RF Power Hi Mode Lo Mode 5 W 0 5 1 W 0 2 Carrier Frequency Tolerance 10 PPM Maximum Limiting 5 KHz Carrier Attack Time 80 ms Audio Response 300Hz 2500Hz 12dB 3 6 dB 3 Audio Distortion 2...

Page 43: ...ent 10 156 500 156 500 x Intership Port Operations and Ship Movement 2 11 156 550 156 550 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 12 156 600 156 600 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 13 156 650 156 650...

Page 44: ...ions and Ship Movement 65 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 66 156 325 160 925 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 67 156 375 156 375 x Inters...

Page 45: ...ime and Coast Guard Agency in the UK only 3 Channel 13 is designated for use on a worldwide basis as a navigation safety com munication channel primarily for intership navigation safety communications...

Page 46: ...el Use Belgium 31A 96D 157 550 162 425 162 150 162 425 n a n a Denmark L1 L2 155 500 155 525 155 500 155 525 Pleasure Boat Pleasure Boat Denmark Finland Norway Sweden F1 F2 F3 155 625 155 775 155 825...

Page 47: ...selected areas 13 156 650 156 650 x IntershipNavigationSafety Bridge to bridge Ships 20metersin length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters 2 14 156 700 156 700 x Port Operations V...

Page 48: ...25 156 425 x Non Commercial 69 156 475 156 475 x Non Commercial 71 156 575 156 575 x Non Commercial 72 156 625 156 625 x Non Commercial Intership only 73 156 675 156 675 x Port Operations 74 156 725 1...

Page 49: ...from that of international operations on that channel 2 Channel 13 should be used to contact a ship when there is danger of collision All ships of length 20 meters or greater are required to guard VHF...

Page 50: ...he Lake Winnipeg area 09 156 450 156 450 AC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and Ship Movement May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support...

Page 51: ...y with 1 watt maximum power 21A 157 050 157 050 All areas Intership and Ship Shore Canadian Coast Guard only 21B 161 650 All areas Safety Continuous Marine Broadcast CMB service 3 22A 157 100 157 100...

Page 52: ...ure craft in the inland waters of Alberta Saskatchewan and Mani toba excluding Lake Winnipeg and the Red River 66A 156 325 156 325 Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial Safety and Ship Moveme...

Page 53: ...l 16 77 156 875 156 875 Intership Ship Shore Safety and Ship Movement Pilotage on Pacific Coast Port operations only in the St Lawrence River Great Lakes areas with 1W maximum power 78A 156 925 156 92...

Page 54: ...tions on that channel 2 Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting 3 Theletter B followingachannelnumberindicatessimplexuseofthecoaststation transmit side of an internation...

Page 55: ...Channel List 47 WX Channels North America only Weather Channel Frequency in MHz WX 1 162 550 WX 2 162 400 WX 3 162 475 WX 4 162 425 WX 5 162 450 WX 6 162 500 WX 7 162 525 WX 8 161 650 WX 9 161 775 WX...

Page 56: ...48 Ray101E Handheld VHF Radio...

Page 57: ...LCD Liquid Crystal Display NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration USA Priority Channel Channel 16 Priority Mode Initiatedbypressingthe16 PLUSkey thismodeinstantlyplacesthe radio a...

Page 58: ...ions as defined by the FCC VOL Volume key VHF Very High Frequency 30MHz to 300MHz Weather WX Channels Channels for routine and emergency weather information broadcast by NOAA USA Working Channel The c...

Page 59: ...hannel UP DOWN 9 Charging batteries 6 Conventions iii D Delete channels from memory 24 DUAL indicator 12 Dual Watch 9 25 E Equipment supplied 3 F Features 1 Frequency Band 16 Frequency settings Canadi...

Page 60: ...unction 22 Scan function 21 SCAN indicator 11 SCAN SAVE key 9 Signal strength 12 Squelch 8 14 T Transmitting 19 TRI indicator 12 Tri Watch 9 26 TX 19 TX indicator 10 U US channels 39 USER Channel Mode...

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